Octo Pirate, Octo Ghost, and Upcoming Patterns!

This week, you get two patterns. Halloween is coming so soon, and I still had two little Octos left. I hope you have LOVED making the octo series as much as I have loved creating it. The series of OCTO HORRORS is complete, until next year! Coming soon to a blog near you... Christmas Octos! With the help of the lovely and talented Jenifer at Steampunk Garage, I have decided to name them Octo-Elves! Think reindeer, Santa, elves, and more! (please leave suggestions in the comments- perhaps I will make one or five suggestions!) Thank you for visiting and enjoy. 

See the end of the post for upcoming patterns. 

Materials

4mm crochet hook

3.5mm hook

yarn needle

poly fiber fill

worsted weight red yarn

worsted weight black yarn

worsted weight brown yarn

12 mm safety eye

Abbreviations

Sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

inc: increase, two single crochet/two half double crochet in one space

dec: invisible decrease (tutorial in hippo post)

St/sts: stich, stitches

Notes

This pattern uses 2 different crochet hooks, so pay attention to which one you are supposed to be using. This pattern is worked in a continuous round unless otherwise specified. Do not join at the end of each round, use a place marker and count your stitches often.

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Thank you and enjoy this tutorial!Watch for text in italics and in red for special instructions!

measurements: 

6 inch circumference

Tentacles 

In red with 4mm hook. These are different, you need to change color for one of the legs to brown. 

Ch 6, sl st to form a loop.

*Ch 10, 3 hdc in each st of the chain 10.

Sc into the ch 6 loop. *

Repeat from * until you have reached 8 tentacles. They should curl on their own. Fasten off and leave long tail to sew tentacles to body. 

Pirate tentacles

The tentacles for this are almost the same, but only make 7 legs of the body color. Then attach brown and make one brown leg (for the peg leg).

Pirate Body

In red using 4mm hook

R1: ch 2, in second from hook, sc 6 (6)

R2: inc in each st around (12)

R3: (1sc, 1 inc) x6 (18)

R4: (2sc, 1 inc) x6 (24)

R5: (3sc, 1 inc) x6 (30)

R6-12: sc around (30)

R13: (3sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)

Embroider face; attach safety eye

R14: (2sc, 1 dec) x6 (18)

Stuff body; from here add stuffing as needed.

R15: (1sc, 1 dec) x6 (12)

R16: dec around (6)

Fasten off, hide tail. Sew tentacles on.

Pirate Eye patch

In black yarn with 3.5mm hook

When you make your slip knot, leave a few inches of tail, it will come in handy when you’re sewing.

Ch 35; Sl st 15 starting with the 3^rd st from the hook. This makes a small loop. When you are finished with the eye patch, to attach it, lace the tail from the beginning through this loop and tie.

In the next st, 5 dc

Sl st through the remaining sts and fasten off. Tie onto head using the method described above. I also sewed mine to keep it in place. 

Materials

4mm crochet hook

3.5mm hook

yarn needle

poly fiber fill

worsted weight white yarn

worsted weight black yarn
12mm safety eyes

Abbreviations

Sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

inc: increase, two single crochet/two half double crochet in one space

dec: invisible decrease (tutorial in hippo post)

St/sts: stich, stitches

measurements: 

6 inch circumference

Tentacles

In white using 4mm hook

Ch 6, sl st to form a loop.

*Ch 10, 3 hdc in each st of the chain 10.

Sc into the ch 6 loop. *

Repeat from * until you have reached 8 tentacles. They should curl on their own. Fasten off and leave long tail to sew tentacles to body.

Ghost Body

In white using 4mm hook

R1: ch 2, in second from hook, sc 6 (6)

R2: inc in each st around (12)

R3: (1sc, 1 inc) x6 (18)

R4: (2sc, 1 inc) x6 (24)

R5: (3sc, 1 inc) x6 (30)

R6-12: sc around (30)

R13: (3sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)

Embroider face; attach safety eyes

R14: (2sc, 1 dec) x6 (18)

Stuff body; from here add stuffing as needed.

R15: (1sc, 1 dec) x6 (12)

R16: dec around (6)

Fasten off, hide tail. Sew tentacles on.

Patterns coming soon! 

 adorable bunny (my neighbor's 2 year old loved this guy!) 

 A lovely mermaid

 Minions (these are about 12 inches tall) 

 Evil Minion (also about 12 inches tall) 

 This minion LOVES to bake (12 inches tall) 

 Fireman minion (12 inches tall) 

 GIANT minions (18 inches tall) 

 Shaun the sheep, the cutest sheep in all the land! 

 Erlenmeyer flask- my brother in law's birthday present 

A fun little puppy 

Clifford the little red puppy

 BZZ BZZ Bee

 Octo TURKEY gobble gobble

and of course octo minion 

... Last but not least, snowman. Complete with scarf for the holiday season